Shloka 85
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
गुणत्रयं व्यपोह्याग्रे शिवं बोधयतीति सः । विश्वस्तानां तु शिष्याणां गुरुरित्यभिधीयते
guṇatrayaṃ vyapohyāgre śivaṃ bodhayatīti saḥ | viśvastānāṃ tu śiṣyāṇāṃ gururityabhidhīyate
Ia disebut Guru karena terlebih dahulu menyingkirkan tiga guṇa, lalu membangunkan pengetahuan tentang Śiva. Bagi para murid yang menaruh kepercayaan, dialah yang dinamai “Guru”.
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It defines the true Guru as the one who dispels guṇa-bound perception (sattva, rajas, tamas) and establishes the disciple in Śiva-knowledge—pointing to liberation (mokṣa) through right insight and grace, central to Śaiva Siddhānta.
Liṅga and saguna worship purify and steady the mind; the Guru then leads the disciple beyond guṇas to grasp Śiva’s supreme reality. Thus, outer worship and inner realization are linked: devotion matures into direct understanding of Śiva.
Practice mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined conduct and devotion under a Guru’s guidance, using worship to reduce rajas and tamas and to transcend even sattva into Śiva-centered awareness.